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Silkscreen to Pad Clearance

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Category: PCB Footprint Expert
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Forum Description: issues and technical support
URL: https://www.PCBLibraries.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3572
Printed Date: 30 Oct 2025 at 4:18pm


Topic: Silkscreen to Pad Clearance
Posted By: m.elsayed
Subject: Silkscreen to Pad Clearance
Date Posted: 30 Oct 2025 at 7:27am
If I make the 'Clearance to Pad' 0.178 as image below what impacts? 

Also 'Outline to Body Margin' what this parameter do?
 



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Posted By: Tom H
Date Posted: 30 Oct 2025 at 7:47am
You can't use both Clearance to Pad and Outline to Body Margin at the same time. 

It's one or the other. 

There is a 'Map Outline to Body' to dropdown menu selection with these Options:
  • None
  • Minimum 
  • Nominal 
  • Maximum 
  • +Margin (select this to turn on Outline to Body Margin)
When you select +Margin, then the Outline to Body Margin value is applied. 



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